Ranking tables
Healthcare | USA
California
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
Band 5
- Buchalter, A Professional Corporation 3 Years Ranked
- Dentons 12 Years Ranked
- Hanson Bridgett LLP 19 Years Ranked
- Holland & Knight LLP 1 Years Ranked
- McGuireWoods LLP 1 Years Ranked
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC 1 Years Ranked
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5 Years Ranked
- Nossaman LLP 18 Years Ranked
- O'Melveny & Myers LLP 5 Years Ranked
- Polsinelli PC 5 Years Ranked
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
- Barry S Landsberg Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP21 Years Ranked
- Eric A Klein Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP15 Years Ranked
- Gregory N Pimstone Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP21 Years Ranked
- James F Owens McDermott Will & Emery LLP19 Years Ranked
- James R Dutro Jones Day19 Years Ranked
- Jill H Gordon Nixon Peabody LLP16 Years Ranked
- Judith A Waltz Foley & Lardner LLP17 Years Ranked
- Lowell C Brown ArentFox Schiff LLP19 Years Ranked
Band 2
Band 3
- Catherine Ehrgott Jones Day12 Years Ranked
- Charles B Oppenheim Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC16 Years Ranked
- Debra Albin-Riley ArentFox Schiff LLP5 Years Ranked
- Emily J. Cook McDermott Will & Emery LLP5 Years Ranked
- Hope Levy-Biehl Davis Wright Tremaine LLP5 Years Ranked
- Jennifer Romano Crowell & Moring LLP6 Years Ranked
- Kenneth J Yood Holland & Knight LLP21 Years Ranked
- Kurt Peterson Reed Smith LLP15 Years Ranked
- Michael Maddigan Hogan Lovells US LLP8 Years Ranked
- Paul F Lawrence McDermott Will & Emery LLP16 Years Ranked
- Paul Pitts Reed Smith LLP8 Years Ranked
- Reece Hirsch Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP21 Years Ranked
- Terri D Keville Davis Wright Tremaine LLP19 Years Ranked
Band 4
- Adam Hepworth Foley & Lardner LLP6 Years Ranked
- Amir Shlesinger Reed Smith LLP4 Years Ranked
- Claire Castles Jones Day6 Years Ranked
- Daniel Cody Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC5 Years Ranked
- David Deaton O'Melveny & Myers LLP5 Years Ranked
- Heather Richardson Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP6 Years Ranked
- Kathleen Drummy Davis Wright Tremaine LLP18 Years Ranked
- Kenneth Smersfelt Reed Smith LLP5 Years Ranked
- Molly M Lane Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP6 Years Ranked
- Paul A. Carr-Rollitt Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP6 Years Ranked
- Paul A. Gomez Polsinelli PC10 Years Ranked
- Raja Sékaran Epstein Becker & Green PC5 Years Ranked
- Richard Rifenbark Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP5 Years Ranked
- Scott Kiepen Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC6 Years Ranked
- Torrey McClary Ropes & Gray LLP5 Years Ranked
- Travis Jackson McDermott Will & Emery LLP5 Years Ranked
Band 5
- Amanda Hayes-Kibreab King & Spalding LLP1 Years Ranked
- Amy Hargreaves Latham & Watkins LLP4 Years Ranked
- Andrew Selesnick Buchalter, A Professional Corporation1 Years Ranked
- Anil Shankar Foley & Lardner LLP4 Years Ranked
- Annie Chang Lee ArentFox Schiff LLP2 Years Ranked
- Caitlin Bair O'Melveny & Myers LLP2 Years Ranked
- Claire Marblestone Foley & Lardner LLP6 Years Ranked
- Daron Tooch King & Spalding LLP1 Years Ranked
- Dayna Nicholson Davis Wright Tremaine LLP2 Years Ranked
- Gary Baldwin Crowell & Moring LLP1 Years Ranked
- Gina Cavalier Arnold & Porter6 Years Ranked
- Glenn Solomon King & Spalding LLP1 Years Ranked
- James Lenahan Poth Jones Day2 Years Ranked
- Katrina Pagonis Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC4 Years Ranked
- Mark Johnson Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC5 Years Ranked
- Nathaniel Weiner Polsinelli PC5 Years Ranked
- Ranee Adipat Ropes & Gray LLP1 Years Ranked
- Ron Grace Polsinelli PC5 Years Ranked
- Stephen Sullivan O'Melveny & Myers LLP1 Years Ranked
- Thomas Jeffry ArentFox Schiff LLP9 Years Ranked
- Tom Curtis Nossaman LLP5 Years Ranked
- Trey Andrews McGuireWoods LLP1 Years Ranked
- Vanessa Wells Hogan Lovells US LLP11 Years Ranked
- Felicia SzeAthene Law LLP
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Hooper Lundy & Bookman PCHealthcare2025 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedHooper Lundy & Bookman is an outstanding healthcare boutique, with significant capability in acting for both providers and suppliers across a range of complex and cutting-edge matters. It excels in Medicare and Medicaid regulatory matters and in litigation against payors, including notable strengths in fraud and abuse claims. The firm is also well versed in transactional issues, with an impressive market share of hospital acquisitions in the state.
1 McDermott Will & Emery LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 1 | 21 Years RankedMcDermott Will & Emery LLP is full-service powerhouse with incredible depth of knowledge in the healthcare space, as well as complementary expertise in the life sciences and IP sectors. Market-leading capabilities across the full range of issues, including regulatory matters and both commercial and white-collar litigation. Standout experience in complex transactions and government investigations, calling upon a formidable roster of healthcare experts.
Band 2
2 Foley & Lardner LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedFoley & Lardner LLP is recommended for a range of healthcare work including transactions, reimbursement and fraud and abuse advice, with strengths acting for county public health systems, medical staff, hospitals and health systems. Also regularly advises on white-collar criminal defense matters, calling upon a highly regarded litigation practice with strengths in regulatory investigations and defending enforcement. Offers niche expertise in the telehealth space, advising on a full range of state law matters in this area.
2 Jones DayHealthcare2025 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedJones Day is a full-service practice with national strengths, leveraging its extensive network of US offices to advise on major healthcare mandates. It is notable for its work for a variety of healthcare players, including hospitals, academic medical centers and life sciences organizations. The firm offers counsel across the range of healthcare concerns, including sophisticated transactions and state and federal regulations. Additional strength in ancillary areas such as US and foreign privacy laws.
2 Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedManatt Phelps & Phillips LLP routinely represents an impressive roster of provider and payor clients in complex litigation, transactions and regulatory matters, alongside wider strengths in policy issues. The firm calls upon a well-resourced bench of healthcare attorneys in California, leveraging its wider US offices to offer strengths in nationwide issues.
Band 3
3 ArentFox Schiff LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedArentFox Schiff LLP is recognized for its strength in representing prominent healthcare providers in medical peer review, long-term care and data security matters. Also houses strong transactional, litigation and regulatory expertise, with particular strengths in EMTALA compliance. Offers growing capabilities in the telehealth space.
3 Davis Wright Tremaine LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 3 | 21 Years RankedDavis Wright Tremaine LLP represents major providers and university health systems across the gamut of healthcare work. Dedicated practitioners can also advise on specialist areas, including privacy, joint ventures and reimbursement. Particularly noted for its strength in healthcare M&A, alongside growing strengths in governmental investigation and disputes work.
3 Latham & Watkins LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 3 | 21 Years RankedLatham & Watkins LLP has an esteemed practice offering capabilities across the spectrum of healthcare matters, including high value transactions, litigation, regulatory compliance and governmental enforcement. Noted expertise in a broad range of matters including Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, tax exemption and whistle-blower actions. Regularly called upon by a wide range of clients, including hospitals, payors and biotechnology companies, for expertise in sophisticated healthcare matters.
3 Reed Smith LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedReed Smith LLP houses notable healthcare regulatory compliance expertise, including in government investigations, regulatory due diligence in transactions and fraud and abuse. It acts for a broad range of healthcare providers, including hospitals, pharmacies and physician groups. The firm offers niche expertise in advising managed care facilities on disputes work.
3 Ropes & Gray LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedRopes & Gray LLP is highly regarded for its expert assistance to healthcare clients across an array of matters, including transactions and regulatory compliance. Possesses notable experience in specialist areas such as HIPAA law, tax and public finance. Clients include academic medical centers, pediatric hospitals and community health systems.
3 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is a respected healthcare group known for its skill across transactional matters, including joint ventures and physician group acquisitions. Demonstrates wider strengths in areas including regulatory compliance, reimbursement and fraud and abuse claims. Draws from related practice areas, including antitrust, tax and employment law, to offer an integrated healthcare service.
Band 4
4 Crowell & Moring LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedCrowell & Moring LLP is noted for its provision of a full range of regulatory, transactional and litigation services to hospital systems, healthcare plans, physicians and life sciences companies. Particular areas of strength include Affordable Care Act matters, fraud and abuse law and antitrust matters pertaining to healthcare M&A. Also advises in connection with government investigations and offers expertise in privacy and data security laws.
4 King & Spalding LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedKing & Spalding LLP is a respected healthcare team with the full range of capabilities, including litigation and transactional work. The firm is experienced in assisting clients with M&A, joint ventures and due diligence. It also provides advice in relation to government reimbursement matters. It also boasts an increasing bench of dedicated healthcare attorneys, drawing on notable firmwide litigation capabilities.
4 Nixon Peabody LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedNixon Peabody LLP is a well-respected healthcare practice with expertise representing hospitals and health systems. It has a particular strength in digital health, telemedicine and healthcare transactions. The team has further experience of representing clients facing complex litigation.
Band 5
5 Buchalter, A Professional CorporationHealthcare2025 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedBuchalter's healthcare practice is respected for advising on a wide range of healthcare matters. The team has notable experience of handling M&A and joint venture. The practitioners also routinely assist clients in reimbursement disputes. The group's clients include a range of healthcare providers and billing companies, among others.
5 DentonsHealthcare2025 | Band 5 | 12 Years RankedDentons is a well-regarded team with substantial experience advising hospitals and health systems on regulatory matters at both federal and state levels. It is noted for its capabilities in handling bankruptcy cases for healthcare clients.
5 Hanson Bridgett LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 5 | 19 Years RankedHanson Bridgett LLP has a highly regarded healthcare practice, frequently called on for representation in senior housing and long-term care matters. The firm offers an array of services, including litigation and dispute resolution, regulatory work and real estate transactional support. It is also noted for its strength in matters pertaining to the Affordable Care Act.
5 Holland & Knight LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedHolland & Knight LLP has a well regarded healthcare practice which frequently assists clients with a broad range of matters from transactional to corporate as well as regulatory compliance advice. It also offers litigation representation to healthcare providers.
5 McGuireWoods LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedMcGuireWoods LLP is recognized for its robust practice, centring around transactional, regulatory and compliance advice. The team is particularly noted for its strengths in representing clients in private equity transactions in the healthcare sphere.
5 Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PCHealthcare2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedMintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC regularly provides regulatory advice and analysis for healthcare clients, as well as work in the healthcare data privacy sphere. It has further strength in conducting internal investigations and representation in civil investigations for healthcare clients.
5 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is a highly regarded group that represents a wide range of healthcare clients, including health systems, hospitals, payors and academic medical centers. Its broad practice includes regulatory, transactional and contentious matters. The group is particularly noted for its strength in privacy mandates, as well as insurance disputes.
5 Nossaman LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 5 | 18 Years RankedNossaman LLP has a proficient healthcare practice which frequently advises on an impressive range of regulatory, transactional and litigation matters. Particular areas of strength include medical peer review, fraud and abuse laws, EMTALA issues and employment law matters. Offers niche strengths advising ambulatory surgery centers, as part of a broad client base which also includes academic medical centers and major healthcare systems.
5 O'Melveny & Myers LLPHealthcare2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedO'Melveny & Myers LLP has a strong healthcare litigation practice, known for its handling of investigations, administrative proceedings and courtroom disputes. Frequently defends clients against actions brought under the False Claims Act. Also possesses significant regulatory expertise.
5 Polsinelli PCHealthcare2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedPolsinelli PC has a well-regarded healthcare practice with a growing West Coast profile. The firm offers an impressive breadth of services across areas such as M&A, consolidations, peer review issues and fraud and abuse disputes. The group acts for a range of stakeholders, including providers, investors and physician practices.